Kelli Chinen

Kelli Chinen serves as a key procurement professional within the FA5215 766 Ess Pkp unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting mission-critical air operations through strategic acquisition of technical, logistical, and infrastructure services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on sustaining airpower readiness, with emphasis on secure communications systems, facility maintenance, and operational support solutions. Her work directly enables base resilience and modernization initiatives, ensuring compliance with DoD standards for cybersecurity, environmental compliance, and mission continuity. Chinen routinely handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 15, including competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, often involving specialized technical requirements. Her primary contractor relationships center on ARCTEC ALASKA JV, a trusted partner for specialized logistical and infrastructure support in austere environments. While the majority of awards flow through this dominant vendor, she maintains a disciplined approach to vendor diversification, engaging a limited pool of secondary contractors to ensure continuity and competitive rigor. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors demonstrating proven capability in military-grade operations and rapid deployment support. Chinen demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 83.3% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent preference underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity building among small businesses, prioritizing firms certified as small, veteran-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned. Her procurement practices align with Department of the Air Force mandates to increase small business participation and promote equitable access to defense contracting opportunities. Her primary NAICS focus areas include security systems services, environmental consulting, landscaping, packaging machinery manufacturing, and transportation equipment manufacturing—all critical to sustaining airfield operations and base infrastructure. She procures integrated solutions ranging from perimeter security systems and hazardous waste management to specialized packaging for sensitive avionics and ground support equipment, reflecting a unique blend of environmental, security, and technical procurement expertise.